An underestimated weed in the countryside, it can be called a 'small medicine box' that does not cost money, and the whole grass is a treasure
Text: Agribusiness
Introduction: This "wild grass" has been underestimated for a long time and can be called a "small medicine cabinet", but I don't know that its seeds are more valuable
Take you to know those wild plants and start a new "life" journey...
The land in the countryside is fertile and vast, nourishing a large number of crops and wild plants. The farmers work hard to guard the water and soil. When they look up, there are big trees in the sky, and when they look down, there are green grass everywhere. Life is like a round-trip journey. There are very few times when you get off the track. I often feel that the weeds on the roadside are more lush than the crops, and sometimes I can't bear to remove them even if they are in the way. Everything has life, so why not feel wronged and annoyed by weeds? With people's understanding of various weeds, many "plants" have begun to germinate their own light. In fact, "every grass is a treasure" makes sense.
In the wilderness of the countryside, there is a weed that can grow anywhere. It is firm and vigorous. It can be seen in the wilderness, roadside, ditch, forest, and even wetlands. It is "plantain". I remember that the plantain just started to grow in spring. Compared with the surrounding plants, the leaves of the plantain seem to be very large. The leaves are delicate and slightly wrinkled, like the big ears of a pig. The tender leaves of plantain are not good among "wild vegetables", but even so, they are one of the best "food for hunger" in those times of poverty. Now that life is better, and fewer people know it, this is also It's a normal thing, "fill your hunger, eat with a full stomach".
Plantain is a perennial plant with short, plump roots and numerous fibrous roots. The leaves are issued from the roots. The leaves are broad, smooth, without hairs, and have a certain sense of light. The overall shape resembles a pig's ear or a cow's ear. With the growth of plantain, flower branches will be drawn from the roots, which are spike-like inflorescences, with small flowers, but densely distributed on the spike-like corolla. Plantain has very low requirements for the living environment, so low that it is almost ubiquitous.
Drinking value. Plantain has a "food method" in the folk, that is, it is dried and made into tea to drink, its nutritional value is not reduced, the medicinal value still exists, and it can also meet people's special needs. Who would have thought that the wild grass that used to be fed to chickens and pigs would have so many benefits now? The author believes that this has a lot to do with "cognition". Knowing it is a "treasure", and not knowing it is just an ordinary "wild grass". Today in the village, there are still many people who like to drink plantain tea.
Medicinal value. Don’t look at plantain can be seen everywhere, its medicinal value is very high. It is recorded in “Bielu” that it has effects on golden sores, blood congestion, red urination, detoxification and heat, expectorant, cooling blood, eyesight and liver, and diarrhea. It has a good effect when the body is unwell, and the whole plant can be used as medicine. It can be said that it is a "small medicine box" for farmers' friends at no cost.
Edible value. Li Shizhen recorded in "Compendium of Materia Medica" that "there was a method of cutting plantains and eating them. People in the past often regarded them as vegetables. Today, savages still eat them." The whole plant and pork are made into "Plantain Pork Soup". The taste is slightly bitter, but it is delicious and fresh. It also has the functions of clearing heat, removing fire and diuretic. .
In addition to soup and drinking, plantain is the most common way to eat it. Stuffed buns, steamed rice, blanched in cold water, or even dipped in sauce and eaten raw, are all very good ways to eat. The growth cycle of plantain is very long. Basically, young plants of wild and tender plantain can be found for consumption in spring, summer and autumn. After the plantain heads, the leaves become old, the bitterness increases, and the taste decreases, and it is no longer suitable for consumption. But its medicinal value still exists. Although plantain can be mined anywhere, the price in the market is not low. The artificially planted plantain sells for about 15 yuan per kilogram, and the value of wild plantain is higher.
The planting of plantain basically starts in spring. Of course, this planting period can be a little longer. The first planting can be controlled between February and April. In some places, due to the difference in climate, it can also be planted in autumn. For sowing, the growth period of plantain is longer, which also promotes the improvement of its utilization rate, especially in the northern region, where the temperature is low, its planting time can be postponed accordingly. Plantain has low environmental requirements, high seed germination rate, and high survival rate. Its planting is relatively simple and can be planted without high technical experience.
The young plants of psyllium can be eaten, and the market price is not low, but the value of the seeds is higher. The planting of plantain only requires 4-5 pounds of seeds, and the cost is low. Coupled with the income of young plantain plants, the net income of one mu of plantain can reach more than 10,000 yuan, and the benefits are considerable. It has become one of the choices for many farmers to get rich. Have you ever eaten plantain? How do you feel about this grass? Welcome to comment below.
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